The protagonist is Paul Hanham, he works as a teacher at a preparatory school located in New England. A man is forced to stay on campus for Christmas break and take care of students who, for whatever reason, can’t go home for the holidays. A few days later, there is only one student left at school, the 15-year-old bully Angus. This company decided to dilute the cook Mary, who had recently suffered the tragic loss of her son in Vietnam…